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The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be at the Lawrence American Legion between noon and 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26. Schedule an appointment with Eileen Mazour at 402-984-4361 or go to www.redcrossblood.org ....
Mary Lanning Healthcare (MLH) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)College of Nursing are working together to bring an accelerated nursing program to Hastings. UNMC students who are part of the accelerated program earn their bachelor of science degree in nursing in 12 months. Through this new partnership, Accelerated BSN students in the Kearney division who would like immersive clinical rotations complete their didactic courses at the UNMC Kearney campus while receiving clinical training at MLH. Nebraska is facing a growing...
The announcement was made Monday that the end of summer activity scheduled for Saturday by the Superior Chamber of Commerce had been canceled because of scheduling conflicts. The event, known as Homegrown, was to include a flea market or farmer’s market featuring homemade or homegrown items, food trucks and other food and beverage vendors, along with water slides and other amusement activities for the youngsters. It was scheduled to run from 3 to 9 p.m. Permission had earlier been obtained from the city council to block off Commercial Street b...
Brodstone Healthcare plans to hold the 5th Annual Gala by Brodstone Foundation on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Superior Auditorium. The Brodstone Foundation is devoted to exploring a wide-angle view of the communities’ healthcare challenges to help identify gaps, explore possibilities, and generate funding for Brodstone Healthcare’s greatest needs. The gala’s purpose is to support these needs through an evening of celebration for the locally owned hospital. Previous years gala proceeds helped provide chemotherapy administration locally, mammo...
The Rock Hills FFA Chapter will host a back-to-school barbecue starting at 6:30 on Monday, Aug. 29, in the high school parking lot. The event is open to the public. FFA alumni and students will have an opportunty to pay their dues and purchase official FFA jackets. More details will be available in the adivetisement scheduled for next week....
Jaime Potts, Mankato resident and co-owner of Nuthin’ Fancy Bakery, believes the arts program in schools are neglected when it comes to funding. After the 150th Mankato Celebration, parents approached her and asked for her help in setting up a fundraiser for theater students. “I’ve always been dismayed that schools will fund sports but not art (which is so important to me),” Potts said. For the fundraiser, Potts came up with the idea to do an iconic Kansas fashion show featuring Kansas themed garments she made (i.e. tornadoes, sunflow...
The next Red Cross Blood Drive in Nelson will be from 9 a.m., until 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Nelson City Auditorium. To check your eligibility because of travel or health questions call the Red Cross at 866-236-3276. Schedule appointments online at www.redcrossblood.org, or call 800-733-2767 or Sally Uhrmacher at 402-...
With this week containing the second Saturday of August, it is time for Superior’s second City-Wide Garage Sale Rendition of 2022, The classified section of this newspaper contains a description of the sales and a map of Superior to help those not acquainted with the town’s street names find the sale locations. The second Saturday of August was picked in the 1970s for the first ever city-wide garage sale because it came before the start of school and was after the merchants’ sidewalk sale held on the first Saturday. An August date was thoug...
The 20th annual Lovewell State Park Campground Christmas will be observed on Saturday. Those camping at the state park on Saturday night are encouraged to decorate their campsites in a Christmas Theme. Campers who choose to join in on the festivities need to register at the state park office, by 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Campsites will be judged after 8 p.m. on Saturday. Prizes will be awarded on Sunday at the Beach Shelter at 11 a.m. Park visitors not participaing in the contest are invited to drive around the park and view the...
The Mankato City Pool will be hosting a back-to-school swim party on Saturday. The last day of swimming will be Sunday. The city pool was lucky this year to have been fully staffed. With a small upset of the original pool manager leaving early in the year, they were still able to keep up with operation. Roger Meier served as pool manager while another one was being sought. Aundrea Gardner took up the reins soon after. This year was a hot year that allowed the pool to have a good operation throughout the summer....
We’re less than a month away from our state’s biggest annual celebration—the Nebraska State Fair. From Aug. 26 through Sept. 5, Nebraskans from across the state will gather to share all that Nebraska agriculture has to offer. It will be the 153rd time we gather for this time-honored tradition. Last year, the state fair attracted more than a quarter-million attendees to Grand Island, including visitors from 10 countries and 43 states. This year, we’ll be ready to welcome even more guests looking to get a taste of the Good Life. At its core, t...
Since the Nebraska Centennial was observed in 1967, members of the northeastern Nuckolls County Community of Oak have enlisted the aid of friends and neighbors and tried to preserve and share the community's historical heritage. Oak is located on what was a major transcontinental trade route in the middle of the 19th century. Both the Pony Express and Oregon trails passed through Oak, likely right down the center of what was to become the community's main street. A former proprietor of an Oak...
In keeping with an early August tradition began in the 1950s, several Superior businesses will be holding Sidewalk Sales on Saturday. Their advertisements are available on Page 3 of this newspaper issue. The following Saturday will be Superior’s second community-wide garage sale of 2022. The event is sponsored by The Superior Express and the next issue will contain a description of what will be offered throughout the town. Each registered location will be marked with a 2022 sign printed on blue paper. Residents planning on holding a sale are a...
We like to think it could never happen in our rural communities, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepared if an active shooter should appear here. Ben Gardner, a Kansas High Patrol Trooper, will present an active shooter mitigation class between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Esbon Community Center. He will offer instruction on what to do if an active shooter is present in one of schools, places of work or church....
The Jewell County Commissioners met July 11. Commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck, and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Randy Hofmeier, Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris Chartered, worked on the 2023 budget. The commissioners made reductions and adjustments to several funds. The revenue neutral rate hearing and budget hearing were set for 10 a.m., on Sept. 12. Darrell Miller was appointed Democratic representative and Keith Roe, Republican representative to witness the disposal of the 2020 primary...
The Native American Raids of 1864 will be remembered and re-enacted on Saturday, Aug. 6, when the residents of Oak and their friends continue a tradition which began with the Nebraska Centennial in 1967. That year, many Nuckolls County communities did something special to mark the state centennial. Angus, for example, constructed a sod house on a vacant lot across from the community post office. Nora hosted a rodeo and Superior staged a pageant. Today Oak is a village of about 50 people located near the Little Blue River in northeastern Nuckoll...
A large number of tourism promoters along Nebraska’s Byway 136 – Heritage Highway are working on the 11th Annual Flea Market-Garage Sale event along the byway. The trademarked event “Trail of Treasures” is scheduled for Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and 2, 2022. Nebraska’s Heritage Highway was designated a state scenic byway in 1999 by then Governor Mike Johanns, one of the nine scenic byways in the state of Nebraska. It is a 238-mile stretch of Nebraska Highway 136 extending from historic Brownville in the east to Edison on the west. Several “corridor...
Beginning today (Thursday), the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing U.S. 24 from the Osborne-Mitchell County Line east to the Mitchell-Cloud County Line. Work will occur Monday through Saturday during daylight hours. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one lane of traffic through the construction zone. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules. Dustrol Inc. of Towanda is the prime contractor and has scheduled this $3.6 million project to be completed by...
There will be no Keenagers meeting this month on account of the heat and humidity. Grilled hamburgers will be served next month (Aug. 18). Thank you for your understanding. See you in August. Hope the weather is better....
Congressman Tracey Mann’s staff will have mobile office hours at the Mankato Community Center from 2:30 to 3:30 Tuesday. At that time staff members may help local residents with veteran services and benefits, Social Security applications, passports, Medicare and Medicaid assistance, the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, federal grant applications and other matters pertaining to the federal government....
Coming up next Friday, July 15, is the Annual Jewell County Plow Day. This year’s event will take place at “the old Shaffer Place” on I Road in Jewell County. The plow field is four miles west of Jewell on H Road, one mile north on 150 Road and west on I Road for 3/4th’s mile. From Mankato, travel south on 150 Road for seven miles then west on I Road for 3/4th’s mile. The event organizers prefer equipment that is pre-1970. They also request scoured plow shares. Come to look, watch, visit or plow. Event organizers are Joe Eilert and Calvin Bo...
Monday the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing a portion of K-28 in Jewell County. Work on K-28 will occur from the K-28 and K-14 junction in Jewell and proceed east about six miles to the K-28 and K-148 junction north of Randall. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one lane of traffic through the construction zone. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules. Heft and Sons LLC. of Greensburg is the prime contractor and has scheduled this $178,813 project to...
A class called “5 Myths on Aging” will be presented by the Jewell County Health Department. Many common beliefs about growing older are not true. Join in the Lunch n Learn discussion and find out if you believe them! The National Institute on Aging is the resource for the facts to be presented by Lynette Huntsinger RN from Jewell County Public Health at noon on Wednesday, July 27, located at Mankato Community Center....
Flag Day celebrates the adoption of the flag as the offical symbol for the United States. The American Flag was first recognized by Congress on June 14, 1977. In 1885, an offical Flag Day to commemorate this was suggested by a Wisconsin teacher, but it was not until 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson officially decreed June 14 would offically be a day to celebrate Old Glory! Since 1777, the American Flag has been modified a number of times, with each new state, a star was added. The American Flag has been a source of pride and inspiration for c...
Nelson Community United Church of Christ - Maundy Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with communion Easter Sunday at 10:45 a.m. with communion Sacred Heart at Nelson - Good Friday - 7 p.m. Easter - Saturday at 10 a.m. Sacred Heart at Lawrence - Good Friday - 7 p.m. Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m. St. Stephen’s Catholic Church - Good Friday - Stations of the Cross at noon Easter - 8 a.m. Oak First Community Church - Good Friday service at 5:30 p.m. Easter Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Our Lady of Assumption, Deweese- Good Friday- Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. E...
